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CVE-2016-1967

Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 does not properly restrict the availability of IFRAME Resource Timing API times, which allows remote attackers…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.2%
percentile 83%
Public exploits
0
none known

Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 does not properly restrict the availability of IFRAME Resource Timing API times, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive information via crafted JavaScript code that leverages history.back and performance.getEntries calls after restoring a browser session. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-7207.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.25% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.06.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00029.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-2917-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • mozilla.org /security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-29.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00031.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1035215 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201605-06 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-2917-2 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=1246956 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-2917-3 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred

Sources

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